The Absurd Backlash Against ‘Euphoria’ Star Sydney Sweeney, Explained

Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney unintentionally sparked a wave of online backlash on Saturday after posting a series of photos and videos from her mother’s 60th birthday party on Instagram.

While the majority of Instagram comments jokingly mention “Oklahoma,” a reference to a one-liner from Euphoria, other commentators took issue with a t-shirt worn by one of the guests at the party, featuring a symbol associated with “Blue Lives Matter,” a pro-police counter-movement to Black Lives Matter.

While Sweeney has previously posted in support of the Black Lives Matter movement, some extremely online sleuths took to...